page_title: James FitzGerald (New Zealand politician)
hierarchical_section_title: James FitzGerald (New Zealand politician)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of James Edward Fitzgerald as an elderly man.
context_page_description: James Edward FitzGerald was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he should be considered the country's first premier, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor should properly be given that title. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-governance. He was the first Superintendent of the Canterbury Province.
context_section_description: James Edward FitzGerald (4 March 1818 – 2 August 1896) was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he should be considered the country's first premier, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor (Thomas Forsaith) should properly be given that title. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-governance. He was the first Superintendent of the Canterbury Province.
caption: James Edward Fitzgerald ca 1890
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